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Professor Sharon Marie Weldon

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Honorary Research Fellow
 
 
 
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H3/08Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Weldon:2019:10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.016,
author = {Weldon, SM and Korkiakangas, T and Calzada, J and Korndorffer, JR and Kneebone, RL},
doi = {10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.016},
journal = {Journal of Surgical Education},
pages = {1413--1424},
title = {A surgical team simulation to improve teamwork and communication across two continents: ViSIOT Proof-of-Concept Study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.016},
volume = {76},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: Team communication in operating rooms is problematic worldwide, and can negatively impact patient safety. Although initiatives such as the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist have been introduced to improve communication, patient safety continues to be compromised globally, warranting the development of new interventions. Video-based social science methods have contributed to the study of communication in UK ORs through actual observations of surgical teams in practice. Drawing on this, the authors have developed a surgical team simulation-training model [Video-Supported Simulation of Interactions in the Operating Theatre (ViSIOT)]. A proof-of-concept study was conducted in the UK and USA to assess if the ViSIOT simulation-training has applicability and acceptability beyond the UK. METHODS: ViSIOT training was conducted at two simulation centers in the UK and USA over a 10-month period. All surgical team participants completed a questionnaire (that assessed design, education, satisfaction, and self-confidence in relation to the training). Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for the quantitative data and thematic analysis was conducted for the qualitative data. RESULTS: There was strong agreement from all participants in terms of their perception of the course across all sub-sections measured. Nine themes from the qualitative data were identified. The two countries shared most themes, however, some emerged that were unique to each country. CONCLUSIONS: Practical developments in the course design, technology, and recruitment were identified. Evidence of the course applicability in the USA provides further affirmation of the universal need for team communication training within ORs. Further studies are required to assess its effectiveness in improving communication in OR practice.
AU  - Weldon,SM
AU  - Korkiakangas,T
AU  - Calzada,J
AU  - Korndorffer,JR
AU  - Kneebone,RL
DO  - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.016
EP  - 1424
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1931-7204
SP  - 1413
TI  - A surgical team simulation to improve teamwork and communication across two continents: ViSIOT Proof-of-Concept Study
T2  - Journal of Surgical Education
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.016
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30954425
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69725
VL  - 76
ER  -
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